Explore new PubMed through self-paced tutorial, workshops or consultations

May 12, 2020

Beginning May 18, 2020, the PubMed interface will look different. One of the most used resources of VCU Libraries, PubMed is the world’s premier biomedical and health sciences database, providing access to more than 30 million citations. This free resource is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Updates to PubMed will help users access information more quickly while also working more efficiently across mobile devices.

New features include:

Ability to page from abstract to abstract;

Improved sidebar navigation;

One-click citation formatting for selected citation styles;

Ability to share citations via social media or permalink;

Mobile responsive design.

To prepare VCU faculty, students and staff for the transition to the new PubMed interface, VCU Libraries has created resources to support users.

Faculty, students and staff interested in more robust search options to support systematic reviews or comprehensive literature searching are welcome to consult their liaison librarian. Additional options for searching the biomedical literature including Ovid/MEDLINE are available through VCU Libraries.